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)Ir. Slade. Hg gave the answer to Mr. Slade, without contem plating that Mr. Slade, as an' honourable man, would" - 'pule lish it.—(Hear, hear.)--He gave the answer not as one to the Livery, but to Mr. Slade, as a private individual. - If Mr. Slade had asked for the information of his fellow-Liverymen, Then he (Mr. Ward) would have answered, that Mr. Slade was not the organ of the Livery,—(Applause.)—Any commu nication with the Livery would have been made in less abrupt terms. He begged to state, that if an Alderman's gown were offered to him, he would decline it ; not from any disrespect to that body, either individually or collectively, fur he was well aware that the merchants of London were greatly obliged to them for the care which they took of the city police, and the protection afforded ; but because, as had been stated, he thought the proper folfilment of the duties of a city magistrate were incompatible with those of a representative.—(Applause.)-L-He knew well that ha such condition was annexed to the repreaentation for the town of Liverpool, which was the second commercial town in the kingdom, and the 6,000 votes given at the former election to Mr. T. Wilson, convinced him that no such condition was nquired by the Livery.—(Hear, (tear. )—.ln stating to Mr. Slade that he shoeld be unfavourable to any measure of Par liamentary Reform, he had expressed himself in a manner which required seine qualification. He should not be unfa vourable to any' alteration which could be made with perfect safety ; for instance,, great corruption had been proved to exist in the borough of Grampound, and lie, for one, should have been forward to vote for an alteration in the representation t i"re•—(Hear, hear.)--.But there was a great difference be tween corruption proved and corruption asserted. Reform, as Mr. Canning had stated to the electors of Liverpool, could ""IY be effected by reverting back to the old system, or by the recoustruction of our political edifice. This reconstruction mut, of course, be preceded by the demolition of our present e Nice, to which he would never consent, so long es we en joyed personally liberty and freedom of opinion in its present f'rm. lie would always endeavour to uphold existing rights and privileges, and, amongst the rest, would be those of his constituents, the Livery of London. If Parliamentary 'Re form, of which universal suffrage was a part, were adopted, every merchant or trader's clerk, and every one bearing the form of man, who presented himself, would he entitled to a rate, and the rights and privileges of the city would be proper li"hotely affected..--(Hear.)—ln conclusion, he stated, that he acne forward as the substitute for Mr. Thomas Wilson. lie was entirely unprepared to make professions on particular points ; lie waa not prepared to make any pledge on the Catholic Question ; he held it unconstitutional that their representatives should go to Parliament fot T,..d by any such engagements. In their church service they prayed to prosper the deliberations of their Legisla t"rel and how could they deliberate, if they were tied down by Plefigaa ?—(Cheers.) Thanks were moved by Mr. S. CURTIS to the Chairman.-- Alderman Cox seconded the motion, which was carried unani mously, and the meeting separated. PRICES OF STOOKS Till /link Stock — 3 per Cent. Red. 3 Per Cont. Cons. All li Di tt per Cent. o R t_p.•r Cent. ed. New . Ail Ditto Scrip pm. Bank Long Ann. l4 133.6ths Indil Stock 233 Ditto Bonds 8 I° pm. DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. South Sea Stock Old Annuities New Ditto Ex. 13ills, £l,OOO Ycl. 0 10 pm. Ditto 5OO *A. O 10 pm. Ditto Small Ditto Advertised Bank for Account India for Account Cons. for Account 78 PRICES OP FOREIGN F Austrian Bonds, 5 per cent Brazilian Bond: — Buenos Ayres Bonds . "" Chillan Bonds, ti per cent. -- Colombian Bonds — Ditto, Mt 4044 t 2.74 3 Danish 3 per cent. Greek Bonds — Mtn, 1828 — fluatimala — Mmtican Bonds Ditto, 18Y5 18V5 `i 3 Nig4 ........____ ANDS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Neapolitan, 1821 e Peruvian Bonds 31% Portuguese Bonds Prussian, 5 per cent. Ditto; New Russian, New, 5 per cent 7 6 1,4 Spanish, 1821, 5 per cent. ----- 1823 French Rentes, 5 p. c. —f —c. Exchange ---- 3 per cent. —.--- Exchange —t. —c. PRICES OF SHARES AT ONE O'CLOCK. Paid. . Per Shar e. Anglo Mexican Mining Company £so n% Columbian Mining Company Pasco Peruvian Alining Company United Mexican Mining Company 2O 20 4 Continental Gaa Company 9 ac.~ ILS. Arrived 1 Dublin 4 Waterford .. ... 6 (1 Guerra:ay & jel'seY• Due. , a , ' 0 0 Arrived. Due. 0 Flanders . 0 O Jonale t • Leew.ad Islands O Malta 0 O Aunties O Brazil I O Buenos Ayrea ' 0 . Lisbon - 1 O 0 ottcnburgb I 0 Hamburgh 0 O Holland 0 O France COURSE OF EXCIL Amaterdam C.F. 12 8' Ditto, 41 sight . l2 5 Rotterdam VU. 12 9 Antwerp l9 9 Ilamburgh 24 U. 37 10 Altona 24 U. 37 9 gtris, 3 dayaittight tti, lionictatot Berlin 7 Frankfurt on Maine, Ex.sl. 150 14eterkurgh, dile ..... .. 3 Us. 04 Vienna, efftetii IL...ft M. 10 :?4 Trieste do., lO 24 Madrid 35 Cadiz Pilbox 11,irealons 45 15aville tiibraltar NOB YESTERDAY. Leghorn 4 l 7 li i G e no a l:t ti Venize LS Malta Naplea 3 sh'i Palermo • per oz. 115 Lisbon 5014; t Iporto Ilio .lanciro 4 liahia 47 Ituenos Ayres 43 Dublin, 31 days' sight l% Cork l% 1R , 1.11.10N, PER 07. . _ .f. P. d. Portugal Gold, in coin .... 0 0 0 Foreign Gold, in bars 1 17 6 New 1)oubloons 0 0 *0 New Dollars 0 4 ti* Silver, in bars, standard 0 0 0 r lll,Ol-1 W ATER AT LONDON lIRIDOE TO=MORROW. nwnlng 44. minutes after 6. I Evening ....... 11 minutes after 7. I~ ~`/ LONDON, SATURDAY _EVENING, MAY 13, 1826. PEACE WITH THE BURMESE. We have great pleasure in announcing the arrival or intelligence of the termination .of hostilities with the Burmese, and of peace having been arranged with that empire on terms highly favourable to the British interests. The following is an extract of the Madras Gazette Extraordinary of the 17th January : . If adnis Gazette Extraordinary, Tuesday, Jan. 17, 1826. The ship Thalia, Capt. J. lleden, from Rangoon, 9th inst., has just come into the Roads. Passengers—Captains Thornton and Manton; Lieutenants Bird, Carr, and E. Nesley; and Dr. t -emphell•---She brings the pleasing intelligence of Peace being concluded with the Burmese. We understand she has dispatches 50 board for Government, conveying this gratifying news. Part of the Burmese Empire is to be ceded to the British Govern ment, including Pegu ; Rangoon to be a free port, under the English Government; one crore of rupees it, be paid by the Bur mese to our Government ; and we are to have a Resident at Ava, and the Burmese one at Calcutta. The proceedings in the House of Peers last even ing were without public interest, with the exception °lan observation made by the LORD CHANCELLOR on presenting a Petition from the City of Edinburgh, deprecating any interference with the Colonies. His Lordship observed that no rational man contemplated any other than a cautious and gradual abolition of . Slavery, and that the claims of the 'West India Pro prietors could not be overlooked. In the House of Commons, Mr. M. FITZGERALD and Mr. WILMOT Hon Tex, in allusion to an assertion of a Morning Paper—that it. was intended to compel emigration, and to transport a large proportion 'of the younger part of the community, —gave the'most un qualified denial of any such intention on the part of the C omm itt ee . now s itti ng on t h e su bj ect o f Emtgra- tion, and Mr. HORTON stated his conviction that the loisertign,_ which he designated a gross calumny, was 'Made with the worst motives, and was calculated to a the greatest injury if not contradicted.. The Bill for the Importation of Foreign Corn passed through the Committee, after some little skir mishing between its supporters and opposers.' On the motion for the Committee on the Bonded Corn Bill, Mr. BENETT moved that it should be re ferred back to a Committee of the whole House, for the purpose of considering the amount of duty to be charged 'on the Corn, stating his opinion that it should be 17s. The amendment, however, was nega tived, and the Bill passed through the Committee without further opposition Report is to be brought up on Wednesday next. While the Bill was in the Committee, Mr. STAN LEY moved the introduction of a clause, having f)r its object the remission of the duty on Foreign Corn purchased for the distressed districts,.but it was given up upon the difficulties of such a measure being stated by Mr. HusKlssoN;—and Sir J. WROTTESLEY'S suggestion of a direct grant of 200,000/. was also abandoned. Mr. HUSKISSON availed himself of the opportu- nity afforded by the motion, of which he had given notice, for a return of Ships built in the British Do minions between 1824 and 182.5, to enter upon the whole question of the Navigation Laws, the maritime power of this country, and the state of its Shipping Interests. .The Bight Hon. Gentleman, in a speech which occupied two hours and a quarter, traced the history and progress of these Laws, and the alterations recently made in them, and refuted the idea which is entertained, that the present distresses of the Shipping Interests have been produced by any such alterations, or by any of the principles of free trade ; on the con trary, he maintained that those changes in our com mercial regulations had been attended with the greatest public advantage. The clear and satisfactory statement of the Right Hon. Gentleman made a strong impression on the House, and the speeches of Mr. ROBERTSON, Mr. ELLICE, and Mr. HUME, attributing, as usual, the present difficulties of the Shipping Interests to taxa tion, having been well answered by Mr. C. GRANT, the House adjourned to Wednesday next. When the Returns moved for by Mr. HUSKISSON are printed, we shall offer some observations on this subject, which the great length ofthe debate prevents us from now doing. We understand that it is deterinined that the Dis solution of Parliament shall take place on the Ist of next month. By a private letter which we have received, we find that the Greek fleet was at Patras on the 12th of April. From this fact it may be safely inferred, that Missolonghi had not fallen at that time, for if such had been the case, the Greek fleet would have had no ob ject in remaining in that neighbourhood ; and as by our preceding accounts the Turkish fleet was lying - at latras,.we are almost inclined to believe that it had withdrawn from the investment of Missolonghi. At all events it is most probable that the garrison of that fortress had been relieved, by provisions having been thwrou into it by the Greek fleet. The Meeting at the City of London : Tavern, yes terday, a report of which will be found in our Paper of this day, reminds us of the approaching struggle for the honour of representing the commercial Capital of the world, and naturally induces a few observations on the . probable result of the Election. There are at present five Candidates; viz. Mr. Alderman 'Dr oNf P s() N, a gentleman of considerable influence, qualified by his Parliamentary experienee, • his wealth, and his talents, for the important trust to which he aspires, and hailed as it were by men of all parties, as a liberal, , enlightened, and independent London merchant : Mr. WARD who has been solicited by the wealthiest tiler chants to stand forward on this important occAsion, and whose commercial influence, extensive con nexions, .loyal and independent principles, ha: been just recognised by a Meeting of nearly five hun dred Citizens : the Loan MAYOR, who is gene rally respected : Mr. Alderman WOOD, whose Par liamentary consequence, though engraven on brass, had become tarnished by neglect, and which we fear, on his account, is not restored by the feeble at- tempts to pass a Bill in favour of the Watermen ; and lastly, Mr. Alderman WAITIIMAN . , the shawl dealer, of Bridge-street, who having been once returned by a ruse de guerre, fancies that ho has a sort of claim to be returned again. We would not insult the Citizens of London by supposing the election of Mr. WARD and Alderman THOMPSON to be doubtful. If superior education, .gentlemanly manners, high honourable feelings, great commercial experience, wealth, loyalty to the KING, and love of the Constitution, give any claims to the distinguished honour of representing the City of Londcn;:bOth Gentlemen possess these attri butes in the highest degree, and it would be a libel on the Livery to admit the probability of their failure. The LORD MAYor, in addition to his worth, possesses the influence of the . office of Chief MAOIB-. TRATE, which will, in all probability, secure his re turn. The 'only doubt, then, remaining, is whether Alderman .WOOD or Alderman WAITIIMAN be at the bottoM of the Poll, and upon this, great difference in opinion exists. • Mr. Alderman WOOD has, in our Opinion, almost settled down to the standard of Alder man.ComliE, during the latter part of his Parliamentary career ; that is to say, he his become so moderate and so idle that, unless goaded by some unusual excite ment, he neither declares his principles nor - troubles himself to vote: We believe that it is to him worse than. taking physic to be obliged to advocate any of those measures which have brought him into notice as a political opponent of the Government. In short, we think that Alderman WOoD has been long - convinced by the . desertion of the most respectable men frOm the cause, and troth the many degrees which he has fallen since he was LOrd Chamberlain to the Court of Hammersmith, that 'Parliamentary Re • form, as contemplated by the Radicals, is a humbug ; and although forced, as it were, to " screw his courage to the. stitking7point,'! and Note now and • then in the ridiculouS 'minorities against Ministers, he is convinced of his error, and determined to render himself as little obnoxious as possible. This has been apprehended, if not actually discovered, by the re formers of the city, and many have resolved to sup port WAITITMAN in his place; doubtless, however, the general dislike Of Mr. WAITIIMA N as a Member of Parliament, and the inconsistency of a man ap pealing" to the Livery for sufFrages in one column of a newspaper, and to the Ladies for shawls in another, will induce many of the Ministerial Gentlemen to give WOOD their fourth vote, and thus, for fear of a greater evil, bring in the present representative. Alderman WAITII MA N has rendered himself conspicuous in : the , Civic Councils by his usual 'perseverance, and_ in addition to his few old friends, has by opposing the Equitable Loan Bank Company :made new ones amongst' the Pawnbrokers, who for the most part are exerting themselves a good deal in his favour. We think, however, that the good sense of the Livery will save the first City in the world from the degradation tion of being represented by a retail dealer ; and that al thOugh bad is the best, Mr. Alderman WO1) n will in the struggle for a seat be preferred as a sort. of neutral member, a half-repentant , sinner over his advertising adversary. A representation' even thus formed, will save the capital from the humiliation to which it has been subject, and place the commercial interests, and the Rights and Privileges of London in the 'hands of men, a majority of whom will guar d t h em w ith a jealous eye, defend them with an honest zeal, and restore them uninjured, unsullied, to the hands of their fellow Citi zens, when circumstances require that the Livery should again exert their privileges at a General Elec tion. We are by no means advocates for bribery and cor ruption, but we cannot help remarking, that the Ques• tiou of Parliamentary Reform has gained little by the late debates on the Corn Bill, for who have most op posed the wishes of the people on this vital Question ? Did not the opposition proceed from the County Mem bers, and not from those of the Cornish Boroughs ? If we understand what effect Reform would have, it would be to throw out of the House (almost) all men who have not the hereditary claims of birth or fortune. If direct bribery by strangers were stopped, the richest or most powerful man in every town or county would inevitably be brought in for it by the in direct influence of low Rents, Sze. ;—and none of those aspirants for fame, called by some adventurers (such as CHATHAM, Fox, and BunxE,) would ever wake the echoes of St. Stephen's. We are as anxious as any one can be to see every Member of the House' possessed of talent and high principle, and the electors throughout the kingdom, raised above selfish considerations, and voting alto gether on public grounds ; but we cannot bring our selves to hope for such a change in the human race during our days. Money, legislate as you choose, will prevail every where. A rich country gentleman byluences a grocer's vote as much by buying his sugar from him, as a stranger does by the deliberate offer of ten or - twenty- guineas; and we maintain, that all the change that can bebrought about, is from direct. to this indirect bribery • mid influenee.• It is not to be disputed that good is Often educed from seeming evil, and as no sensible man objects to some alloy in a guinea, if it has the effect of. making it More useful for the purposes of circulation (though less pure no doubt); so if a perfectly pure Ilepresenta, tion, how ever beautiful in theory, has the practical effect of bringing into Parliament none but the Aris tocracy end Country Gentlemen, we must withhold our approval, of the change till we see' that Country Gen lemen are more disinterested and able than all other They are and must continue the most import ant portion of the representation, but we should have some harder metal to mix with them. Their defeat, men. as we have remarked bell - we, is a splendid proof that the Constitution works well, and that its elements are so happily blended together for the public good, that the particular interests of one class of persons cannot prevail over the general interests of the people at large. New Orleans papers . have arrived, dated 20th March, as also papers from Barbadoes of the 31st March ; the former contain an extract from the Charleston Courier of the 3d March, that a vessel was fitting out at Savannah under the Colombian or Mexican flag, and that a person had arrived there to enlist sailors. In consequence of this information, the British consul has sent to Bermuda for a man•of war to be despatched to the mouth of the river, to take out any British subjects who had deserted, and were found on board. We received Frankfort papers this morning ; they are chiefly occupied with obtervations on the fair at Leipsic. There were some reports in the City of disturbances, at Dublin, on Wednesday last ; but we could not get at the truth of this intelligence. THE FUNDS• City, hay:post Twelve o'clock this day. Consols opened this morning at 781 N, rose to if, at which price they remain, with very little doing. The confirmation of peace with the Burmese, brought by the arrival of the Mellish, does not seem to have produced any effect. Letters by this vesse] are not expected to be delivered till three o'clock this day.— In Foreign Funds and Mining Projects nothing doing. Prict4 re• main the same as yesterday. Quarterpast Two o' CZoch , The Consql Market is in a complete state of stagnation. Pre. bent price 78 Bayern. Monday being a Holiday, the English and Foreign Stock Exchange will be ;dolt. .Consols, "Zegi; Reduced, New &rip, t; New Foam, 0 4 - 81;. Colombian, 43 to 4. Alexi cau 63 t° ---- on D ._...Be causeWhy Is Doctor's' Latili cet asgaysmcintieady.,, Eit " e M use ay m i e lipainyoeuratiod ofln it is cur-tailed. u tt s ie li fTte ° u ni f s l r Ca " rus." The foe DI Icarus !! !" y es ;he perished by fulls wings, and shoe may be slum-pinions (chaxri) ipost.) FANCY BALL. The proposed fanCY and full dress ball, for the re- . lief of the distressed weavers of Spitalfields, took place last night at Covent-garden Theatre, and was attended by one of the most numerous and splendid assem-. binges which we remember ever- to have witnessed on any similar occasion. The arrangements, which were of the most judicious kind, both internally and with out, having been completed at an early - hour, the car riages began to arrive at nine o'clock, and long before 11 the house was perfectly crowded. The pit, having been covered over, was united to the stage, at the upper end of which was erected a platform, with rows of benches at either side, declining to the stage. This constituted • the ladies patronesses' box, and in the centre of it, at the summit of the platform, was con structed the royal box, with a rich canopy over head, • covered with crimson velvet, and surmounted by 'a crown. 'The -sides of the stage were embellished with transparencies of." Barons bold," in complete armour, and other decorations; and the whole was brilliantly illuminated by a - very splendid chandelier, which over ling the stage, in addition to the gas chandelier over the-pit, and numerous lights placed in various other parts of the theatre. Upon entering the house, there fore,' at 11 o'clock, when the entire space which we have described was completely filled with rank and . beauty, decked in the most splendid attire, the scene which met the eye was at once gorgeous and beautiful. In the Royal box were the Duke and. Duchess of Clarence, the Duke of Sussex, the Duke and Duchess Of Gloucester, the Princess Augusta, the Duchess of Kent, and Princess Feodor, Prince Leopold, and several other personages of distinction. • llie• ladies' patronesses' box was thronged with the leading, mem bers of the nobility, particularly females ; whilst every other part of the house was also glittering with stars and other emblems of rank. • As nearly all the noble men and their families now in London were present, it would be useless to attempt mentioning them by name. We should think that the company akogether could not comprise less than 3,000 persons; indeed, so great was the pressure of the crowd, that it was oc casionally quite impossible to move for several minutes together. The fancy dresses bore as very small propor tion to the Others ; the one which seemed to attract most curiosity, was that of Mrs. Arbuthnot,• who, habited iii Eastern male attire, walked about the room, leaning on the arm of the Duke of• Wellington. All the male members of the Royal Family, except the Duke •of Gloucester, wore military uniforms, as did many of the Peers. There was very little dancing, owing to the want of room; hut that was an inconve nience upon the cause of which we sincerely congratu late both the objects and promoters of this charitable Yesterday the Duke of York transacted military business with the King. Yesterday the Duke of York transacted business at his office in the Horse Guards. The Duke of York inspected the building for his Royal Highness's future residence yesterday. Yesterday the Duke and Duchess of Clarence ar rived in town from Bushey, to remain in London a few days. Mr. Secretary Canning was prevented from attend ing the King in Council on Wednesday, by the de cease of a female relative, his aunt, at Brighton, which also prevented the Right Hon. Gentleman from at• tending the House of Commons on Thursday evening. Mr. Canning transacted as little public business during yesterday as he possibly could. Last evening despatches were sent off from the Commander-in-chiefs office in the Horse Guards to Colonel Raikes, the commander of the Coldstream Regiment of Foot Guards, at Manchester. _ _ _ The Baron and Baroness Brownamilly, and firs, TWIDAS ) Arrived at Mivart's Hotel from Bath, yester. day. We are happy to understand that Mr. Peel • has undertaken to draw up the Report of the Committee on the Banking System of Scotland. We have no doubt. the expoi will amply justify the conduct of the Committee in the eyes of all but the Macculloch sect, of which we are sorry to hear Mr. Abercrombie is a member. One fact of a sufficiently startling nature has transpired—the SNteh Banks hold, at this mo ment, twenty-five millions in deposits bearing interest This was a serious affair to meddle with.—Repre sentative. THE CHIEF BARON ROBBED.—The Lord Chief Baron of the Court of Exchequer, when passing through St. Martin's -court, St. Martin's-lane, a few afternoons ago, about three o'clock, was hustled by a gang of three thieves, and robbed of his purse, con tabling several sovereigns. The Judge at first was not aware of the robbery committed upon him, but considered it a rude act in unnecessarily rushing against him. His Lordship, however, courageously seized one of the fellows, and forcibly remonstrated against such conduct. At the same instant he discovered that he had been robbed ; a person who was an oh. server of the transaction informed him that he had no' doubt but that the fellow he had stopped had handed his purse to one of his companions, who had made off with it ; which proved to be the case, as nothing was found upon the fellow whom the Judge detained, and he in consequence escaped. J. W. BEAUMONT, ESQ., (Member for Nor. thumberland).---A late Number of the Constitution nel has the following paragraph respecting Mr. Beaumont : We learn with pleasure, that amongst the number id candi dates whose election appears certain, i« Mr. Beaumont, who was the first in the number of his countrymen to show his eagerness to subscribe 2.000 franca for the children of Gen. Foy, and who joined in the grief and lamentations of a►ll the friends of liberty for the, de cease of that patriotic character. He represents in Parliament the County of Northumberland, which he is at present visiting. lie is received every where with an enthusiasm which proveli the purity of his political conduct. Mr. Beaumont is one of the richest landed proprietors in that county, and one of the moat independ ent Members of the English Parliament. He has indeed the greatest 'number of the people of the county in his fa.!our, who know that he will neither speak nor vote but according to the true interests of his country and of humanity." COUNTY OF lioxnunott.—On Monday last, the election of a member of Parliament for tl:fia county, vacant by the death of Sir Alexander Don, took place at Jet'burgh. About sixty freeholders were present. Henry F. Scott, Esq. younger of Harden, was proposed by Mr. Pringle, of Clifton, and'the no ruination was seconded by Sir Walter Scott. The roll of free holders having been called over, Mr. Scott was declattd unani mously elected. Mr. Scutt then addressed the freeholders in a speech of some length, and the meeting broke up. A dinner was afterwards given at the, pread Eagle Inn, at which the Earl of Alinto, Sir Walter Scott, Mr. /lunge, younger, of Jerrivissood and about fifty of Mr. Scott's friends attended. An Irish Drummer, whose round anti rosy cheeks g ave notice that he no w-and then indulged in a nog g i n o f r i g h t 900 d potent, was once accosted by the Inspecting. Gen er a, " ep W lie h d mt h m e o ak f ea the yo d u r r um fa 7 4" . I always Sir ?"—" Pleas e y our H onour, " r aya blushes when I speaks to a General-affieer." LAW INTELLIGENCE. COURT OF KING'S BENCH—(TaisDAT). ELMORE V: KINGSCOTE. This was an action for the recovery of 21171., being the price of a horse sold by the plaintiff to the de fendant.--Verdict for the plaintiff. OLD BAILEY.—(Tins MOO Before Baran • Mary Lay, aged 25,. wii.s for the wilful murder of her infant child. James Bartlett, a constable, in conseq nonce of inti mation which he received, went and saw a child taken out of a privy it was afterwards taken before a gar gebit for examination. Several witnesses were called, but Mr. Baron Hul lock did not call on the prisoner for her defence, and she.avas acquitted. Ames Curtis,. aged 22, was indicted for the wilful murder of James Cuudy, by driving a cart a g ar, him. He was put upon ins trial, and, after witnesse 4 had been examined, the Jury brought in their verdict' —guilty of Manslaughter, but.., recommendei the prisoner to mercy. CITY OF LONDON INFANT SCHOOLS. The City of London Infant School Society hare opened their first School in Liverpool-Street, Bishopsgate-street. The build- ing consist& of a large airy School-room in a aemi-sircular form, a class romn,and a couple of rooms fur the, Mistress and her Assistant. A play ground with a shed for the use of the children iifiret wea ther is attached to the Wilding. The School receives 200 did dren, who pay each a penny a week ; it is conducted by a'ntis tresa and one female assistant. The, applications for ielmissiou .have been much more numerous than the means of accinnmoda than, This Institution is under the patronage of the Lord Mayor, the Earl of Liverpool, the Bishop of London, .and Peel ; and under the more immediate care of the Bishop of Chester, the Pre sidoet, in whose parish the first school has been opened. Consider- -. able objection has been .urged against the system of Infant Schoole. on the ground that they are calculated to relieve parents prematurely from the care of their children, and to effect an unnaturel separation between them ; but it isnpprehended that this objection will vanish on a very slight examination of the real state of the case. These Schools only take charge of the children during those hours, wheel by the necessary avocations of the parents, their children are un avoidably separated from them ; and the only difference is, that, instead of the children being either hudilled•together in great numbers in the small unhealthy rooms, used as Daine'a Schools, or left at home under the care of an elder child,: who is by that . very occupation deprived (NM her parochial school, or suffered to wander about the street; in filth and wretchedness; they are placed in au airy and coinfortable apartment, taught habits of obedience, order, and cleanliness, end put under that moral au perintendenee, which, rather than ally specific instruction, is the great object to be accomplished by these schools. A public din ner, to celebrate the opening of this school, is to take place at the Albion Tavern, on the 18th inst., at which the Bishop of London, Mr. Peel, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Chief 7us. , Lice Best, and other distinguised individuals, have signified then , intention to be present. Which is thre deepest, the longest, the broadest, and the smallest grave in Esher ChurCh-yard ?---That in which Miles Button lies buried; for it contains Miles below the sod, Miles in length, and Miles in breadth; and yet it is only a Dut ton Hole. A Gentleman being out shooting dropt a partridge, which was flying at au unusual height over head. "A shrewd son of St. Patrick who was carrying the game bug, upon seeing the bird strike the . ground with great violence, exclaimed, " Arrah, Master dear, what made you fire at that bird? Surethe fall would have kilt him." GOLD MINES IN CAROLINA.—A new gold minek has been discovered in the western. part of Carolina, three milt* above the place where the channel, in which the river Gatkia Orrws, becomes extremely narrow.. ' The metallic deposit appears to ba very abundant; and a company, under the direction of European miners, is already established for working it on a larger scale. An experienced and able engineer ,has reported, that the Mines of Carolina are the richest as yet known in either hemisphere.— .Rtv. Zncyc. . , . . ... , IRON SUSPENSION BRIDGE AT. ST. PETERS aunnu.—ln consequence of the difficulty, if not impossibility, of erecting a bridge of wood or stone across the Neva,st . Petit burgh, we understand it is in contemplation to build a sus pension bridge, with an arch of above 1,000 feet span. It is to he composed of three distinct parts, consisting of a centre and two sideways. The sideways are to he each nine feet wide, for carts, &c. ; the centre way 81 feet wide, with a road-way of 21 feet in the middle, for carriages, and the rest fur foot-Laths. Th e . suspension chains are to have a total Section of 400 square Melte*. This is certainly too little for the bridge to remain safe for say considerable length of time, if not. absolutely so for the fi rst eras* tion. The bottom of the river is about 42 feet below the ordi nary water-line, and in floods the waters rise shoot 18 or 20 feet above the ordinary waterrlitte.---News of Literature oust Fashion. The journeymen spring-knife cutlers of Sheffield, as appears front an advertisement in the Iris, have for some et the past years, when trade was good, been accumulating funds to be used in providing for those of their own profession upon whom the want of employment might hear hardest in depressed times like the present. This is au example which cannot enough be pressed upon other numufacturera for imitation. tly the payment of 'weekly subscriptions their committee ' maw to be in possession of a considerable ram ; and, from October. 1104 'when commercial embarrassments first began to he felt, till the beginning of the present month, upwards of 1,0001. has been paid for the relief of members out of work. At first tis. a week teas allowed for a roan, Ls. for a woman, and le. fid. for each child; hut, since the pressure has been so heavy, Os. .only has been 14... lowed for a man, and the scale of the women and children as he fore. If we take the alloWanee at Gs., which 'is much above the average, we shall find that more than.B,ooo parsons have been, by means of these funds, kept from being a burden to the parildtfos a space of seven months. " . . COVENT-GARDEN MARR.,ET.....(Tore DAy.) Potatoes, from 3s. to 7s. per cwt., which is about from Is. 10d. to 4s. Od. per Winchester bushel ; Cabbages, from Is. to 2s. per dozen heads; Ilorse-ridish, from 2s. to 4a. ; tbrced Aspara gus, from 2s. to ss. ; naturiA Asparagus, from 6s. to I Is. ; Bro ca, from Is. to 4s. ; ,and Celery, from is. 941. to per bun dle; Old Carrots, from 3s. 6d. ,to 7a. ; Old Turnips, fnun Is. to Is. 6d.; Colewurts or Greens, from Is. lid. to 3s. ; Young Onions, from Vs. to 4s. ; and Leeks, fr,orn 2s. to 6s. od. per dOsert bunches ; Spinage, from la. 04 2s. Od. ; (Miens, from ia. to Ss. Bd. ; Apples, for common use, faun 6d. to ss. 04 ; and choice eating Apples, front 7s. tit!. to 14s. Oth ; Gyve* Gooseberries, 6s. to Is. per huff sieve-abotit a third of a bushel; Radishes, .front 44. to. Oil. per down hands; sound sweet , Oranges, from 6s. •Od. to 145. Od. ; and Lemons, front Bs. Od. to 225. Oil. per 100---;-or the former from 2!. 10s. to 31. 155., the latter from at Abut. to lsl. per chest of two boxes; Seville Oranges, from 10s. to 20s. per 100 7 -or from 111. by. to 61. per chest as above; Spanish Chestnuts, from SS. to 12*. ; French Chesouts, from 6s. to 10s. ; Spanish Ilasle Nub. from ss. to 8.. ; and French Walnuts, from ss. to 100. per peek ;' New Potatoes, from Is. to Qs. Od. per pound young Carrots, from Is. Od. to 2s. fld ; and young Turnip*, from hi. to Is. 6d. per bunch. Prioci of Old. Potatoes, 0111 Carrots, Broeoli, f dtssge, celery, Young Onionii Morse Radish, and Fruit, stationary ; those of 'Cabbages, Greens, Young Tertils. Young Carrotit, New Potatoes, and 'Radishes, drooping; lien soli Sprout«, Turnip Greens, and Sea Kale, seem to have wholly disappeared. There were Green Pease, Strawberries ' sod Cau liflowers, io the market, but their prices could not he Wertniuoil. Supply good,. and trade brisk. 11A1 Da-r.) (At per load of 36 trusses.) Sr. JAlllReti.—Course heavy Lowland Meadow Hsi, from 21. 8a to 31. 6s. ; fine Upland endow and Rio Grasstra al. 55. to 41. Iss. ; Cloves limy; 31. 58. to tit 11. 10s. to 11. 12m. ; Wheat Straw, IL Itta. to IL Ma.. & "P" ply short, trade dull, and prices stationary. Surturnatu.-.-Coante heavy L o wland Itfoadew Hoyt /row V. Os. to 31. Os. fine Upland Meadow said Up , "wasa ilaY. 31. Os. to 41. Os. ; Clover Hay, generallr Sh Os' k ' 41 ' 4'4'; eitra ortlinsuy fine, 41 15s. ; Oat Straw, 41 ' 12'14 ' lWh"t Straw, 11. 12s. to It. i&.. supply rather hunted, trad. I and prim as on Thursday.